Issues & Impact References — Steven Fletcher

Dying with dignity

Make life the first choice, but not the only choice, National Post, Full Comment, 2 Nov 2009
Francine Lalonde, Francine Lalonde’s right-to-die bills C-407, C-562 and C-384, Parliament of Canada, 2005 to 2010
Point of order recording his abstention on Bill C-384 (right to die with dignity), House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 30, 21 Apr 2010
Bill C-581, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (physician-assisted death), House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., 27 Mar 2014
Bill C-582, An Act to establish the Canadian Commission on Physician-Assisted Death, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., 27 Mar 2014
Steven Fletcher on assisted death: Who decides? God? Or us?, iPolitics, 16 Oct 2014
Sen. Nancy Ruth, Bill S-225, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (physician-assisted death), Senate of Canada, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., 2 Dec 2014
Linda McIntosh, with Steven Fletcher, Master of My Fate, Heartland Associates, Winnipeg, 2015
Assisted Suicide, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 173, 17 Feb 2015
Opposition motion to create a special committee on Carter; nine interventions, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 178, 24 Feb 2015
Physician-Assisted Suicide, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 207, 5 May 2015
Personal View, The Economist, June 2015
The Economist, Coverage of Fletcher in the June 2015 cover package on assisted dying, The Economist, June 2015
Ottawa Citizen, Four items about him: two editorials, a feature and a news report, Ottawa Citizen, 2014 to 2016
Evidence, Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying, meeting 7, 28 Jan 2016
Medical Assistance in Dying: A Patient-Centred Approach, Special Joint Committee on Physician-Assisted Dying, Feb 2016
Fletcher: Let people in pain determine their own fate, Ottawa Citizen, 11 Feb 2016
Second reading debate on Bill C-14, House of Commons, 42nd Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 46, 2 May 2016
Evidence on Bill C-14, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, meeting 12, 3 May 2016
Clause-by-clause on Bill C-14, Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights, meeting 16, 10 May 2016
Dying with dignity is the biggest shift in morality in a generation, The Economist, Open Future, 20 Aug 2018 (subscription)
Assisted dying legislation is part of a modern, healthy democracy, The Economist, Open Future, 29 Aug 2018
Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying), Parliament of Canada, 2021
Before we make it easier to access assisted death, we must improve Canadians’ access to life, The Globe and Mail, 25 Feb 2023 (subscription)
MacPherson and Schwartz, Interview with the Honourable Steven Fletcher, Manitoba Law Journal, Vol. 46 Issue 2, 2024
Bill C-62, delaying MAID eligibility where mental illness is the sole underlying condition, Parliament of Canada, 29 Feb 2024
UTMJ, Issue PDF citing the National Post op-ed, University of Toronto Medical Journal
CBSC, Decision discussing the National Post op-ed, Canadian Broadcast Standards Council

Manitoba Hydro and a national electricity grid

Mia Rabson (inferred), Fletcher wades in on hydro debate, Winnipeg Free Press, 17 Feb 2007 (subscription)
Government of Manitoba, Announcement of the west-side Bipole III route, Government of Manitoba, 19 Dec 2007
Questions and comments, Bill C-9 (Jobs and Economic Growth Act), House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 23, 12 Apr 2010
Debate on Bill C-15; Maloway and Dewar reference the Minister of State for Democratic Reform, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 47, 14 May 2010
Budget speech by Jim Maloway referring to Fletcher’s federal-era grid advocacy, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 40th Leg. 1st Sess., No. 26, 1 May 2012
Bruce Owen, Tory MP on bandwagon of east-west power grid, Winnipeg Free Press, 16 Aug 2013 (subscription)
Getting started on a national power grid, iPolitics, 4 Sep 2013
Frontier Centre, Western Power Line Sparks Interest, Frontier Centre for Public Policy, 24 Sep 2013
Electricity, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 45, 10 Feb 2014
Look West, Hydro, Winnipeg Free Press, 24 Nov 2015 (subscription)
Bill 19, The Efficiency Manitoba Act, clause by clause, Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., No. 7, 11 May 2017
Bill 19; Manitoba Hydro International and Muskrat Falls, Standing Committee on Legislative Affairs, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., No. 9, 23 May 2017
Bill 24, Red Tape Reduction; exchange with Hon. Cameron Friesen, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., No. 68B, 10 Oct 2017
Reply to the Throne Speech; Bipole III, cost overruns, citizens’ inquiry, PUB, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 6, 28 Nov 2017
UNESCO, Pimachiowin Aki, inscribed 2018 (Decision 42 COM 8B.11), UNESCO World Heritage Centre, 2018
Budget debate; hydro water levies as government revenue, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 20, 15 Mar 2018
Manitoba Hydro Board Resignations, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 24, 21 Mar 2018
Bill 222 second reading questions; hydro rates and Rent Assist, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 37A, 19 Apr 2018
Carbon Tax and Hydro Inquiry, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 49, 16 May 2018
Carbon Tax and Efficiency Manitoba, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 59, 6 Jun 2018
Interim Supply; export price collapse and the PUB record, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 66B, 19 Jun 2018
Bill 232, The Efficiency Manitoba Amendment Act, first reading, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 75, 10 Oct 2018
Bill 16 amendment debate; supply, demand and rates, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 84B, 1 Nov 2018
Bill 16, Climate and Green Plan Implementation Act, second reading, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 87, 7 Nov 2018
Bill 215, The Efficiency Manitoba Amendment Act, first reading, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 12B, 6 Dec 2018
Budget debate; the citizens’ inquiry conducted as an independent member, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 28, 19 Mar 2019
Bill 28, concurrence and third reading; Manitoba Hydro debt, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 30B, 21 Mar 2019
Wall Commission, Economic Review of Bipole III and Keeyask, and the government response, Government of Manitoba, 2021
CER, Market snapshot: the role of inter-provincial transmission expansion, Canada Energy Regulator, 18 Sep 2024
Powering Canada Strong: A National Strategy for an Electrified Canadian Economy, Natural Resources Canada, May 2026
Canada takes action to advance a stronger grid and increase reliable, affordable energy, Natural Resources Canada, 26 Jun 2026

Cancer, mental health and national health strategies

Debate on the Federal-Provincial Fiscal Arrangements Act, House of Commons, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., 10 Feb 2005
Business of Supply, opposition motion of Mr. Fletcher, and Divisions 95 and 96, House of Commons, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 110, 7 Jun 2005
Speech moving the motion, and subsequent debate, House of Commons, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 110, 7 Jun 2005
Business of Supply motion including a national strategy on mental illness, mental health and heart disease, House of Commons, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 110, 7 Jun 2005
Evidence: resisting the chronic disease reframing, Standing Committee on Health, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., meeting 48, 6 Oct 2005
Minutes: the competing motion withdrawn by unanimous consent, Standing Committee on Health, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., meeting 49, 20 Oct 2005
CAPO, President’s Award biography page, Canadian Association of Psychosocial Oncology, 2006
CAMIMH, Champion of Mental Health, Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health, 2006
Schizophrenia Day, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., 29 May 2006
Demanding an apology for members mocking ADHD, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., 21 Sep 2006
Steven Fletcher Welcomes Report on Mental Illness in Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, 3 Oct 2006
Diane Ablonczy on his Terry Fox Hall of Fame induction, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 87, 27 Nov 2006
Question to the Minister on suicide among young Indigenous people, Standing Committee on Health, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., meeting 53, 7 May 2007
National Mental Health Week, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., 10 May 2007
Question to the Minister on the federal response to mental illness, Standing Committee on Health, 39th Parl. 2nd Sess., meeting 3, 22 Nov 2007
Three statements reporting the funding and the creation of the Partnership, House of Commons, 39th Parliament, 2006 to 2008
Questions on the Mental Health Commission of Canada and federal funding, Standing Committee on Health, 39th Parl. 2nd Sess., meetings 27 and 30, 6 and 15 May 2008
Opposition day motion on the VIRGO report into mental health and addictions, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 48B, 15 May 2018
Evidence; motion on the Canadian Strategy for Cancer Control, Standing Committee on Health, House of Commons, 38th Parl.

Democratic reform

Bea Vongdouangchanh, Fletcher wants Senate’s guidelines to match House’s, The Hill Times, 24 Nov 2008
Bill C-30, Senate Ethics Act, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 2nd Sess., 7 May 2009
Second reading speech on Bill C-30, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 63, 28 May 2009
Canada’s Government Moves Forward With Senate Reform, Government of Canada, 28 May 2009
Bill C-40, Expanded Voting Opportunities Act, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 2nd Sess., 12 Jun 2009
Tabling of the advisory panel report on a Canadian democracy promotion agency, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 2nd Sess., 3 Dec 2009
Bill C-10, Constitution Act, 2010 (Senate term limits), House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., 29 Mar 2010
Bill C-12, Democratic Representation Act, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., 1 Apr 2010
Bill C-12, the electoral divisor of 108,000 and its rules, Parliament of Canada, 1 Apr 2010
Bill C-18, Increasing Voter Participation Act, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., 26 Apr 2010
Sen. Marjory LeBreton, Bill S-8, Senatorial Selection Act, Senate of Canada, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., 27 Apr 2010
Bill C-19, Political Loans Accountability Act, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., 28 Apr 2010
Second reading speech on Bill C-10, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 36, 29 Apr 2010
Second reading speech on Bill C-12, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 119, 16 Dec 2010
Privy Council Office, www.democraticreform.gc.ca as it stood at the end of his tenure, Library and Archives Canada, 2008 to 2011
Minister of State (Democratic Reform), dates of office, House of Commons, 30 Oct 2008 to 17 May 2011
Sponsored by Tim Uppal, Fair Representation Act, S.C. 2011, c. 26 (Bill C-20), Parliament of Canada, 16 Dec 2011
Fair Representation Act: electoral quotient 111,166 and the representation rule, Parliament of Canada, 16 Dec 2011
Supreme Court of Canada, Reference re Senate Reform, 2014 SCC 32, Supreme Court of Canada, 25 Apr 2014
The Electoral Divisions Amendment Act: Bill 203 (41-2) and Bill 204 (41-3), Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 2017
CBC, Steven Fletcher expelled from Manitoba PC caucus, CBC News, 30 Jun 2017
Grievance on the rights of independent members, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 8B, 30 Nov 2017
The Conflict of Interest Act: Bill 212 (41-2), Bill 208 (41-3), Bill 216 (41-4), Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 2017 to 2018
The Legal Profession Amendment Act on Queen’s Counsel appointments: Bill 203 (41-1), Bill 206 (41-2), Bill 207 (41-3), Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 2016 to 2018
The Election Financing Amendment Act: Bill 215 (41-3) and Bill 213 (41-4), Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 2018
Bill 4, repealing the ban on floor crossing, concurrence and third reading, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 57B, 31 May 2018
Speech on the report of the Rules of the House committee, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 78B, 23 Oct 2018
Manitoba Party statement of values, entered in the Throne Speech debate, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 8, 29 Nov 2018
Bill 231, The Indigenous Representation and Related Amendments Act, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., 8 Apr 2019
Preserving Provincial Representation in the House of Commons Act, S.C. 2022, c. 6, Parliament of Canada, 23 Jun 2022
Senate of Canada, Tim Uppal on the differences between Bill C-12 and Bill C-20, Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs, 41st Parl. 1st Sess.

Disability, accessibility and independent living

House of Commons, Standing Order 1.1, commentary on its origin, House of Commons, Annotated Standing Orders, 2nd ed., 2004
Maiden speech, and the reply to Paul Szabo on caregivers, House of Commons, 38th Parl. 1st Sess., 7 Oct 2004
Three petitions on autism spectrum disorder and treatment funding, House of Commons, 38th Parliament, 16 May, 24 Oct, 16 Nov 2005
CFPDP, King Clancy Award, Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, 2006
CFPDP, Canadian Disability Hall of Fame induction, Canadian Foundation for Physically Disabled Persons, 2006
Business of Supply, on home care and refusing institutionalisation, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., 15 Jun 2006
Debate on Motion No. 172 on autism spectrum disorder, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 87, 27 Nov 2006
Diane Ablonczy on the Terry Fox Hall of Fame induction, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., Sitting 87, 27 Nov 2006
Government response to the National Strategy for the Treatment of Autism Act, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 1st Sess., 7 Dec 2006
Debate on Motion No. 296, Jordan’s Principle, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 12, 31 Oct 2007
Division No. 27 on Motion No. 296, House of Commons, 39th Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 36, 12 Dec 2007
2010 Paralympic Winter Games, House of Commons, 40th Parl. 3rd Sess., Sitting 9, 15 Mar 2010
Answer to Question No. 894 on VIA Rail and passengers with reduced mobility, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 1st Sess., 7 Nov 2012
Rail accessibility and VIA Rail investment, four interventions, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 1st Sess., 28 Feb, 1 Mar, 10 Jun 2013
Second reading speech on Bill C-643, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 179, 25 Feb 2015
Third reading speech on Bill C-643, which he seconded, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., Sitting 220, 29 May 2015
Manon Perreault, MP for Montcalm, Bill C-643, An Act to establish National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Day, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 2nd Sess., 8 Dec 2014 to 3 Jun 2015
Lack of physical accessibility in the Chamber, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 1st Sess., No. 30A, 28 Jun 2016
Ruling on the privilege motion, his challenge, and the division, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 1st Sess., No. 37, 3 Oct 2016
CBC, Make Manitoba Legislative Building more accessible, says Rick Hansen, CBC News, 15 Mar 2017
Bill 225, The Manitoba Public Insurance Corporation Amendment Act, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., 23 May 2017
Bill 30, The Local Vehicles for Hire Act: accessible vehicle cost and rural access, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., Nos. 68B and 80B, 10 Oct and 7 Nov 2017
Bill 200, Human Rights Code Amendment: medical equipment sized for its users, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., No. 70A, 12 Oct 2017
Bill 210, reintroducing the MPI amendment, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., 27 Nov 2017
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 9, 4 Dec 2017
Bill 9, on early intervention for children with autism, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., No. 35B, 17 Apr 2018
Bill 208, the third reintroduction of the MPI amendment, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., 5 Dec 2018
Speaker Rota citing Standing Order 1.1 as the precedent for hybrid sittings, Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, 43rd Parl., 2 Jun 2020
Gilles Roch, letter writer, Letters, Nov. 25: a reader cites his biography as an inspiration, Winnipeg Free Press, 25 Nov 2022 (subscription)
Caring Society, Closing submissions quoting his 2007 remarks, First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal, closing submissions

Mining, conservation and the northern coast

Government of Manitoba and University of Winnipeg, Keynote address on Canada’s role in advancing Arctic sovereignty, Northern Directions Arctic Gateway Summit, Winnipeg, 8 to 10 Nov 2010
His own statements about his mining background, House of Commons, various, 2005 to 2013
Moving Bill C-52, the Fair Rail Freight Service Act, as Minister of State for Transport, House of Commons, 41st Parl. 1st Sess., 1 Feb 2013
Budget debate, Manitoba transport assets including a northern port at Churchill, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 1st Sess., No. 11, 1 Jun 2016
Seal River raised in a wetlands resolution debate and in questions on Bill 7, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., Nos. 26A and 9, 3 Apr 2018 and 4 Dec 2017
Proposed federal lowlands national park, the Thompson Nickel Belt, and the first Seal River proposal, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 2nd Sess., No. 82B, 9 Nov 2017
Steven Fletcher, posted by John Cumming, MLA Steven Fletcher: Don’t create national park on Thompson Nickel Belt extension, The Northern Miner, 16 Nov 2017
Bill 7, The Sustainable Watersheds Act, concurrence and third reading, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 3rd Sess., Nos. 51B and 52, 22 and 23 May 2018
Want to build a pipeline? Consider the Manitoba coast, iPolitics, 7 Jul 2018
Commentary: Mining industry in Manitoba is near collapse, The Northern Miner, 23 Oct 2018
Throne Speech submission, section headed Parks, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 8, 29 Nov 2018
Statement on Jason Kenney, pipelines, the marine coast and tidal water, Manitoba Legislative Assembly, 41st Leg. 4th Sess., No. 41, 17 Apr 2019
A Seal River proposal for all Manitoba’s needs, Winnipeg Free Press, 23 May 2026 (subscription)

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